Buckle for use on suspenders.



C. S. COMSTOGK. BUCKLE FOR USE ON SUSPENDERS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1909.

Patented July 26, 1910.

THE NORRIS FEfERS ca, WASHINGTON, D. c.

CLARK S. COMSTOGK, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

BUCKLE FOR USE ON SUSPENDERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 26, 1910.

Application filed March 10, 1909. Serial No. 482,526.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARK S. GoMsTooK, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles for Use on Suspenders, wherein the principal part of the buckle is composed of a continuous piece of wire.

The objects of my invention are: first, to strengthen the construction of such buckle and render the same rigid; second, so to situate the hooks that they will not be liable to cause injury; third, to simplify the construction in order to render the same durable and inexpensive; fourth, to produce a buckle adapted to lie comparatively flat and not to produce awkward bulges in the web; and, fifth, to produce a buckle having the maximum strength and rigidity with the minimum of material. I attain these, and other objects which will appear as the description proceeds, by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a face view of the buckle in place; Fig. 2 a side view looking toward the right of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 a rear view of the same; Fig. l a detail of the buckle, separated; Fig. 5 a side elevation of the same; and Fig. 6 a longitudinal section of Fig. 1.

My improved buckle is composed of a frame 1, of substantially rectangular out line, with a lower cross-bar 2, with sidebars 3, 4, and with an upper interrupted cross-bar formed of the wire 5, 6, which are bent toward each other and which terminate in hooks or spurs 7, 8, projecting downwardly and toward the front of the buckle. The said frame 1 is formed in one piece and is preferably made of iron or brass wire, although other suitable material may be used. To stifien and strengthen the said frame, I attach rigidly thereto a cross-bar or tie-bar 9, which may be formed of a flat strip of metal, bent around the sidebars 8, a, and suitably held against movement thereon, as by a corrugation or indentation, 9

The web 10 is attached to the cross-bar 2, whence it depends to form a loop 11 for supporting the button-loop, and, rising, passes outside and in front of the cross-bar 2, and interrupted cross-bar 5, 6, and hooks 7, 8, and under the tie-bar 9. The hooks or spurs 7, 8, are, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 6, situated at the rear of the web 10, are sharp -pointed, and are projected downwardly and forwardly. The web 10 is bent by the bar 9 and interrupted cross-bar 5, 6, so that it is readily entered by the said hooks.

The arrangement and location of the hooks 7, 8, I regard as of decided advantage, as they do not come in contact with the face of the web and so are not liable to deface it, through careless and ineifectual attempts to engage the hooks into the web. Further, the hooks are in such position that, when not engaged in the web, they are not liable to catch in the fingers or clothing, as they are inclined toward the web, which prevents their engaging other objects.

The tie-bar 9 is a continuous piece extending from one side-bar to the other, and when attached forms not only a brace and strengthening cross-bar, but likewise a continuous deflecting cross-bar adapted to bend the web throughout its length into engagement with the hooks, and the face thereof provides space for any desired inscription.

In appearance my improved buckle is light, neat, and graceful; in construction it is simple, strong, and inexpensive; and in use it is safe and eificient.

While I have illustrated one concrete embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a suspender of the character described, a webbing, and an adjustable buckle therefor, having a wire member consisting of uninterrupted parallel side portions, a lower portion connecting the same and around which one end of the webbing is fastened, and an interrupted upper portion in part substantially parallel with the lower portion and terminating in downwardly and forwardly projecting points, over and in front of which the opposite end of the web bing passes, and a continuous bar occupying a fixed position between the upper and lower portions and rigidly secured to the wire, side portions to brace the latter, said bar being continuously flat throughout the length of its front surface and oifset to bring it in line with the forwardly projecting points, the ends of the bar being bent rearwardly around the side portions and the intermediate portion of the webbing passed over the front of the upper and lower bars and over my hand in the presence of two subscribing thei rlear of the offset bar to preslfnt up fiar Witnesses. 1 1 an ower ortions occu in su stantla y the same gertical plane bn an approxi- CLARK COMSTOOK' 5 mately flat front to prevent tilting of the Witnesses:

buckle, substantially as described. v HENRY M. TURK,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set CHARLES E. SMITH. 

